Longevity Thunder Ancestor

Chapter 830 Missions and Rewards

The arrival of these three individuals caused Ning Fa's gaze to sharpen instantly.

Among the three, the one in the middle was a handsome young man dressed in light black armor. He exuded a fierce aura, walked with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger, and was extremely imposing. His spiritual pressure was also significantly stronger than that of the other Nascent Soul cultivators.

Ning Fa was very familiar with this person; he was none other than Sikong Yuanlie, the elder of the Sikong family who had relentlessly pursued him back then.

To his left was a tall, slender, and beautiful woman dressed in black hunting attire.

He recognized her even more; she was none other than Sikong Jing.

And now her cultivation level has reached the Nascent Soul stage.

After many years, this woman has also successfully achieved the Nascent Soul stage.

Given her qualifications and the background of the Sikong family, this is not surprising.

The other person was a burly cultivator who was over ten feet tall, with a black iron ring stuck in his nose. He had a fierce look on his face and exuded a powerful aura. He was obviously a rare Nascent Soul cultivator.

Ning Fa made no attempt to hide his feelings, staring intently at the three men without blinking. Although his expression was calm, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

He had been chased by Sikong Jing first, and then by Sikong Yuanlie. He had been holding back his anger for a long time and was thinking that once his cultivation level improved, he would go to the Sikong family to demand an explanation.

I never expected to run into these two old acquaintances again.

It seems they also came for the Heavenly Melting Fire Swamp; that's a good time to settle this score.

Although the opponents were three Nascent Soul cultivators, including Sikong Yuanlie, a powerful Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, he was no longer the same as before. He was confident that with his current strength, dealing with these three was just a matter of time.

At this moment, Sikong Yuanlie and the other two also noticed Ning Fa, who was staring at them with undisguised malice.

When Sikong Yuanlie and Sikong Jing saw Ning Fa, they were both surprised and delighted. Sikong Jing even had a silver light flashing around her, as if she wanted to take action immediately.

However, the two quickly noticed Ning Fa's current cultivation level and were immediately shocked, their faces filled with disbelief.

"How is this possible? This kid has actually advanced to the Nascent Soul stage!" Sikong Jing exclaimed, mouth agape, her face filled with shock.

Sikong Yuanlie also stared intently at Ning Fa with his brows furrowed, his eyes revealing deep apprehension and a sense of impending trouble.

After all, he knew very well that Ning Fa was not an ordinary cultivator.

At first, he thought Ning Fa was only slightly stronger than Sikong Jing, but after seeing Ning Fa's battle with that late-stage fourth-order sea race in the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Forest, he naturally realized how powerful Ning Fa was.

At that time, Ning Fa was almost considered to have the combat power of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Now that he has successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, how strong must he be?

Sikong Yuanlie felt that he might be able to defeat him now, but he certainly couldn't catch him.

Even with Sikong Jing and the help of this fourth-level body cultivator from the same clan, it would still be difficult to accomplish.

Moreover, what if this kid, in his desperate act, were to unleash that terrifying five-colored lightning again?
The power of the five-colored lightning was so strong back then that it could severely injure even a late-stage fourth-tier sea creature. Now that this kid has advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, the power of the five-colored lightning is very likely to increase as well.

Thinking of this, Sikong Yuanlie couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

They also realized that the Sikong family might have offended a formidable enemy.

At this moment, Ning Fa gave them a sinister smile, and even stretched out his right hand and lightly drew across his own neck, making a throat-slitting gesture, the threat of which was self-evident.

Upon seeing this, Sikong Jing was furious. Although the fourth-level body cultivator from the Sikong family did not recognize Ning Fa, he had sensed the discord between the two clansmen and Ning Fa.

Seeing Ning Fa's threatening posture, a bloodthirsty glint flashed in his eyes, and his aura began to surge wildly.

Just then, Sikong Yuanlie suddenly regained his composure and reached out to hold down Sikong Jing and the fourth-level body cultivator.

He gave Ning Fa a deep look, then looked away and led the two of them in another direction.

The covert confrontation between the two sides was naturally discovered by the Nascent Soul cultivators with keen spiritual senses, and many of them looked at Ning Fa and Sikong Yuanlie and the other two Nascent Soul cultivators with different expressions.

Especially the many Nascent Soul cultivators in Jinshuize.

Su Mo of the Sword Cauldron Sect suddenly asked tentatively, "Fellow Daoist Ning, do you seem to know those three people?"

Ning Fa smiled calmly: "That's right, those three are all cultivators from the Sikong family. I had some minor conflicts with their juniors before I reached the Nascent Soul stage."

The others were slightly taken aback upon hearing this, after all, they were very familiar with the six core families of the Yuan Shou Ancestral Court, even though they were far away in the Five Spirit Sea.

Especially among the six core families of the Yuan Shou Ancestral Court, the Sikong family is considered one of the stronger ones.

They hadn't expected Ning Fa to have a grudge against the Sikong family, and then they realized that it was very likely that Ning Fa had come to the Five Spirit Sea to escape the Sikong family's pursuit.

True Lord Mingguang was not surprised, because Ningfa had openly discussed this matter when they invited him to join the sect.

He said in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Ning, don't worry. You are now an elder of our Wangyue Sect. If the Sikong family dares to cause trouble, the sect will definitely not sit idly by."

Even though our sect is not as strong as the Sikong family, this is still the Five Spirit Sea. With the Heavenly Evolution Sect here, the Sikong family cannot be allowed to act recklessly.

Ning Fa smiled at him immediately. Regardless of whether Ming Guang was sincere or not, his unwavering statement still made Ning Fa feel quite comfortable.

Upon hearing this, Su Mo, Ku Chen, Xi Hao, and the others also spoke up.

“That’s right. We, Jinshuize, have always stood together through thick and thin and will not allow outside forces to run rampant.”

Ning Fa couldn't help but bow to the crowd in thanks. As a few more Nascent Soul cultivators hurriedly arrived, there were now as many as 150 Nascent Soul cultivators in the hall.

Just then, a loud whooshing sound rang out.

Two dazzling streaks of light flew at incredible speed to a high platform in front of the group, revealing two figures.

On the left is a middle-aged monk dressed in a scholar's robe. He has a refined appearance, a long beard, and an imposing demeanor.

On the right is a middle-aged beauty dressed in a light blue palace dress. She exudes a fierce aura, and her beautiful face is filled with murderous intent, making people afraid to look at her for long.

The spiritual pressure emanating from the two was extremely powerful. Even among so many Nascent Soul cultivators, they stood out like cranes among chickens, clearly two great cultivators.

Ning Fa looked at the two of them and instinctively felt that they were definitely stronger than the late-stage fourth-tier sea race member, Soren, whom he had encountered before, but he didn't know exactly how much stronger they were.

At this moment, Mingguang transmitted his voice and said, "Junior Brother Ning, these two are Madam Min, the Third Elder of Tianyan Sect, and Venerable Kongqing, the Fourth Elder."

Ning Fa nodded. The golden-armored man from the Tianyan Sect who came to deliver the message at his Core Formation Ceremony was a disciple of this Venerable Kong Qing.

The arrival of the two great cultivators brought an immediate silence to the hall, and everyone sat up straight to look at them.

The imposing Madam Min slowly swept her phoenix eyes over everyone present, her gaze carrying a tangible pressure that even caused some Nascent Soul cultivators to unconsciously lower their heads.

Then, Madam Min said in a cold voice, as sharp as ice colliding, "Thank you all for coming."

This time, everyone should have heard about it to some extent. Indeed, the Falling Star Sea is the legendary Heavenly Melting Fire Swamp.

This fiery swamp was sealed by a powerful fifth-order restriction, which should have been left by the Ziyin Immortal Dynasty.

Last time, we fought against the sea race and the demon race in the Falling Star Sea. Unfortunately, we triggered this fifth-order restriction, so many of our fellow cultivators are now trapped inside and are in imminent danger.

Therefore, the reason our Tianyan Sect has summoned everyone here is to rescue these fellow Daoists.

These words caused an uproar in the hall, as most of the Nascent Soul cultivators were unaware of the situation.

Lady Min stretched out her right hand and pressed it downwards, and the hall fell silent. She then continued:
"According to previous observations, this fifth-order restriction has a total of thirty-six array eyes."

These days, our Tianyan Sect's array masters have been studying and comprehending the formations day and night.

Based on some of the Ziyin Immortal Dynasty's records that they had obtained, they also came up with a way to control these array points.

If we can control 50% of the array's cores, we can completely control this fifth-order array.

At that time, not only can we rescue our fellow Daoists who were previously trapped, but we can also annihilate a considerable number of fourth-tier sea races and demon races in one fell swoop.

Upon hearing this, another commotion broke out in the main hall.

Ning Fa was not surprised. In fact, he knew that some information about the fifth-order restriction had been leaked to the Tianyan Sect by the Fuling Palace.

The goal was to gain the Tianyan Sect's tacit approval for the Fuling Hall to enter.

According to Xuanpo, the Tianyan Sect's goal is to completely control the Tianronghuo Marsh.

Because this is, after all, a rare treasure land for cultivators with fire spirit roots.

In particular, Xuanpo deduced that there was likely a high-level fire-attribute spirit stone vein deep within the Heavenly Meltfire Swamp.

At this moment, Madam Min said calmly, "Although as long as we control eighteen of the array's cores, we can control the entire restriction."

However, just to be on the safe side, we plan to send twenty-four teams to capture twenty-four of the formation's key points; as long as eighteen of them succeed, it will be fine.

I won't hide it from you all, this trip was quite dangerous.

Besides the inherent dangers of the fifth-order grand formation itself, there were also sea creatures and demons eyeing it covetously from the sidelines.

According to information from our spies who infiltrated the sea tribe, the sea tribe should also know the origin of the Heavenly Meltfire Swamp and covet this place.

There are even indications that they have joined forces with the demon race, preparing to drive us out together and divide this Heavenly Meltfire Marsh equally between the two sides.

Therefore, a fierce competition is bound to take place on this trip.

The reason we haven't taken any action yet is because the fifth-order restriction of the Heavenly Melting Fire Swamp is still in a fierce bursting phase.

We estimate that the restriction should weaken within a month.

Upon hearing this, a commotion broke out in the hall. Most of the Nascent Soul cultivators looked worried, as competing with cultivators of the same level was extremely dangerous.

Especially since it is much more difficult for demons to form their Nascent Souls than for humans, while sea creature cultivators receive gifts from the Ancestral Sea when forming their Nascent Souls.

Therefore, among Nascent Soul cultivators of the same level, human Nascent Soul cultivators are generally not as strong as those of the sea race or demon race.

Especially the shapeshifting monsters.

It is even normal for a demon beast in the early stage of transformation to fight against a human cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage.

Seeing this, Madam Min frowned and was about to speak when Venerable Kongqing reached out and stopped her.

He stepped forward and said loudly, "Fellow Daoists, we also know that this journey is quite dangerous."

Therefore, to show our sincerity, our Tianyan Sect will offer a batch of treasured Formless True Sources. All fellow cultivators who participate will receive a Formless True Source that matches their primary spiritual root attribute.

(End of this chapter)